Emely and Silva went to get a coffee after spending quality time together. They barely got a cup that Sepide already took them by surprise, coming from seemingly nowhere.

"Emely, I was looking for you. The leader said we needed clothes for a mission, how long will it take?"

"Eh? It's a bit direct, I can't tell right now. Maybe a few days, is it urgent?"

"I don't think so."

The leader and Neige arrived soon after, relieved to find Sepide. Polyetta looked at Emely with concern and went toward her.

"I suppose Sepide told you about our mission. You can take your time, she's just really excited to prove that she's better than Remiel."

"Oh, it's related to Remiel. I should be able to finish in a few days, you'll just need to tell me what it looks like."

The leader nodded, glad that the situation was fixed. Neige on the other hand couldn't stop staring at Emely with confused eyes.

"Emely... Are you alright? Your hair looks like you took an explosion on the face."

"It's beautiful, you just don't understand women's fashion."

The conversation attracted Remiel and Ina, who happened to pass by. Ina cheerfully waved at everyone and joined the chatter with a smile.

"It looks like everyone had the same idea. It's so rare to see someone else than Silva at the coffee machine. I wanted to test something with Remiel, do you want to watch the experiment?"

"What experiment?" Emely asked, concerned.

"We wanted to see if I was able to get more energy by drinking coffee." Explained Remiel "My data indicate that some robots are able to recharge thanks to some liquid."

"W-Wait, you can't! If you drink something you'll fry, don't put anything in your mouth!"

Emely felt relieved that she was here to stop it, but also incredibly concerned that Remiel could just put herself in danger for such stupid reasons. Ina was a bit disappointed that it wouldn't work but quickly focused on something else.

"Gwyn isn't here? She always works so much, she needs a break sometimes..."

"Don't worry, I'm here."

The group turned toward the voice to see the doctor but also the anomaly walking next to her, visibly dizzy. No one dared ask anything until Neige pointed out the obvious.

"Why is Ada here?"

"Mmm? Oh, the anomaly. Before the game she promised she'd let me analyze her, I made some good discoveries. She just didn't react well to the tranquilizer, she's like in a trance or something."

"I'm... Alright..." Said the anomaly, looking at the ceiling.

"Why don't we kill her there!?" Asked the leader in shock "That's one less problem!"

"That seems unfair, she was nice enough to accept everything I did to her."

"I agree with her." Said Neige "Ada hasn't caused any problems lately."

The leader clearly was unhappy with the decision but accepted it, still frowning at the idea.

"Can we at least know what you discovered?"

"Of course. So I learned about her body a bit more. You probably remember seeing a dark matter coming out of her quite often. It's actually herself, the body that we see right now is just a bunch of matter stuck together to form anything she wants. She probably took the form her body had before becoming the anomaly."

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"So she can change however she wants?" Asked Silva with a grin "Can she get a dick if she wanted?"

"I could have a dick... Why didn't I think about it before..." The anomaly said, completely stoned.

"Silva, don't give her bad ideas please. Anyway, she probably died at one point and her body was lost in her many adventures. The only thing holding her together is the will of her soul."

"So even if we kill her right now she'll just get a new body?" The leader held hope she was wrong but already knew the answer deep in her.

"Yes, pretty much. The only way for her to die is by giving up, at least with everything I know now. She also has quite an interesting way to travel in different worlds. Unlike us, she doesn't pass by the center of the universe and instead goes in between worlds. It's more risky but way faster."

Sepide raised her hand, curious about something.

"I heard you talk about it before, but what is this 'between worlds' and why can't we go there?"

"That's my domain of expertise!" Proudly announced Emely "Imagine that every world is a planet, the between world would be space. It's basically a state where you don't exist and we have no way to travel there."

"But didn't you say that Silv was between worlds before? How is it possible?"

"I... Don't know, maybe my other self found a way to go there. It's empty anyway, there's no point going there."

"I agree." Gwyn nodded her head before continuing "Aside from that, the anomaly is a mystery. I couldn't understand everything about her, like for example, she doesn't have a body like I said, just a bunch of dark matter. And yet, tranquilizer still affected her. I guess we'll have to let her go once she feels better."

"I'm already alright..." Ada said, staring at the light above her.

"Yes, let's get you something to eat first, just in case."

Gwyn took the anomaly away, helping her walk. Polyetta looked at the situation with a mean stare, unsatisfied with the situation.

"This thing is the definition of what we're fighting against! We're preventing anomalies, not feeding them."

"Come on Polyetta, there are other ways to stop her."

"Yeah, Neige is right." Added Silva "Maybe if we feed her enough she'll be nice to us?"

"You better take responsibility if something happens."

The leader left in fury, worrying the others, especially Ina.

"Is she alright?"

"Yeah, she probably hates the anomaly for what she did to me."

"It's understandable. Anyway, I'll need to cook tonight's dinner, so you want to join me Sepide?"

The girl nodded her head and followed Ina toward the kitchens, leaving the other.

"Should I follow Ina? We did not finish our experiments."

"No, you follow me." Emely said while taking Remiel's hand and looking at Neige and Silva "Do you want to come?"

"I would love to usually, but there's something I wanted to talk about with Neige."

"Alright, have fun you two!"

Emely left, taking her robot with her. The two friends were left alone, Silva took another cup of coffee under Neige's worried gaze.

"That's the fourth one you drank since I arrived, how is your heart not exploding?"

"I'm just used to it. Anyway, there's something I wanted to ask you."

Neige looked at Silva with a serious gaze, expecting the worst.

"Is there something troubling you?"

"You could say that... I need you to teach me how to be a good girlfriend."

"A good girlfriend? And you decided to ask that to the guy that never got in a relationship?"

"Come on, give some of your wisdom! At least teach me how to make a braid."

"Ohhh, I see now." Neige smiled, suddenly understanding the situation with Emely "I'll teach you a few things, don't worry."

"You better, you're supposed to take care of your little siblings. Also, it's almost Emely's birthday, I'll need your help with something."

"Am I your sibling or your servant? It better not be anything embarrassing."

"No, it's-" Silva suddenly sneezed, surprising the both of them.

"Are you sick? I don't think I ever saw anyone sick here, I thought Gwyn's vitamins were enough to stay healthy."

"Gwyn's vitamins?" Silva asked, not understanding what Neige meant.

"You know, the pill we take every week to boost our immune system?"

"I didn't know there was something like that, she gave me a bunch of pills at the same time. She said I could stop so I just stopped everything."

"She probably meant the one for your mental health. You should take the vitamins at least, some worlds have nasty viruses."

"It's nothing." Despite her best efforts not to, Silva sneezed again "Tomorrow I'm all set again."

Neige could only hope Silva didn't catch anything big, but he focused more on something else about his friend instead.

"You stopped taking your meds?"

"Gwyn said I was alright so yes. It's just a test period but I don't feel too bad for now."

Neige took her in his arms, holding her tightly against his body.

"I'm proud of you Silva. It wasn't easy, but you did great."

Silva hugged Neige back. She always dreamt of hearing those words from her parents, and now, it was true in a way. Even if she no longer had her family of blood, she knew she found a more precious family here.

"It's... Thanks to you all. You, Kairo, Sepide, Emely, even the leader. I couldn't have been the person I am now without you."

The girl was starting to feel silly for even thinking she could be like Silv. As long as she had her family, she would be far different.